Beltway: Sixteen Democratic senators who voted for the Affordable Care Act are asking that one of its fundraising mechanisms, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices scheduled to take effect January 1, be delayed. Echoing arguments made by Republicans against Obamacare, the Democratic senators say the levy will cost jobs — in a statement Monday, Sen. Al Franken called it a “job-killing tax” — and also impair American competitiveness in the medical device field.

However, let's be clear that these 16 Senators are only trying to protect the medical devices industry that donated so many mega-buck to their campaigns. While the Dems pretend to support the middle class, they really are only looking out for their fellow one-percenters. And anyone who believes that insuring TWENTY MILLION more folks while hiring SIXTEEN THOUSAND new IRS employees is going to LOWER your health insurance costs, you simply have a case of terminal dumbass.

In a time where the American taxpayer is being burdened with the cost of out-of-control spending, workers should not be taxed for being competitive in ANY part of the medical field. This is just more foolishness by Harry Reid, and Obama.

Yep and it's starting to happen already....the hospital I work at has just issued an extremely harsh attendance policy that will most defenitely be showing some folks the door in 2013.....it goes in on January 1st !!!

I would not say that part of it is going to cost jobs but it is going to drive up healthcare and mostly on the elderly. That what happens when you allow outside agencies to right bill and then you do not bother to read them. What was that about the fog of the day?

Obamacare was done so wrong, backroom deals. They did not take the times to read the bill, I wonder if that how they run there own home this way. I wonder what else in this bill they did not read, what did pelosi say we have to pass to see what is in it.

Shame on all them who did not stand up for the American people.
I do believe Healthcare can be reasonable, and done right.

Hey could be for security at the hospitals ... I can't tell you anything about that however I can tell you one thing ... I am not concern about that. President Obama has only implemented things and all of his actions have been for the betterment of America ...

I'm just saying. the tax will just make business ownership harder. It will make it more expensive to run a business by adding another cost to business. Just more requirements to deal with. I'm not exactly sure who will be hit with it. But in Hawaii the boss has to provide health insurance to the worker or he can't hire him. And I'm afraid that will be the same here in Oregon eventually. Which will put the boss and the worker farther apart. And unions support those kind of employment killing rules.

Well, medical device makers are in the unique position since they often rent these devices over multiple years and would likely end up bearing this multi year tax burden themselves up front in the first year.

I think it is good that the problem was recognized and they are looking at a solution. Some people never back down from a position once they take it, no matter what evidence they are presented or arguments made.

They also get free medical care and a paid-for retirement. No need to save for retirement or pay for any medical bills or medical insurance premiums. How much is that worth? $2000 - $3000/ mo? $24,000 - $36,000/yr?